10 Most Expensive Places To Live In Hawaii For 2019

Editor’s Note: We updated this article for 2019. This is our fourth time ranking the most expensive places to live in Hawaii.

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Everyone wants a home that mixes affordability with comfort and Hawaii does this very well. Families love the Aloha State’s beaches, midlands, and mountains as tourists before moving here and calling it home.

But before you decide to relocate, you have to do some research into the exact cost of living around the state — and that’s how we’re going to help you.

These are the places in Hawaii that cost a pretty penny — the most expensive cities in the state.

After we saved up for months and could finally afford it, we landed on this list of the ten most expensive cities in Hawaii for 2019.

So where is the most expensive place to live in Hawaii? That would be Wailea.

Aiea is a census-designated place located in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States. As of the 2010 Census, the CDP had a total population of 9,338.

The median income in Aiea comes in at $104,214 and the median home value is $756,200 for 2019.

How We Determined The Most Expensive Places To Live In The Aloha State For 2019

The two most important things to think about when it comes to being able to afford if you can live comes down to:

How much do money do I make?

How much do I have spend to live there?

You need to understand your costs in the context of how much money you make.

For example, if the median household earns $100,000 and spends $40,000 on housing it’s actually cheaper to live there than a place with a median income of $50,000 and housing costs of $21,000. You might spend more on housing, but you have more money overall to play with.